Mythbusters: Duke vs. UNC rarely lives up to the hype
Posted Feb 10, 2009
So let the hyperbole flow like the salmon of Capistrano. This is why Dick Vitale hired a personal masseuse for his vocal chords. This is why North Carolina coach Roy Williams hits the tanning salon. This is why Mike Krzyzewski still has a full head of black hair after 29 years of coaching Duke. But before we submerge ourselves in the whole "Dook vs. the Tar Holes" rhetoric let's take a second to debunk the myth that this game is the best of the year.
(Sports Illustrated)
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